Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 3/15/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1439
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1439 on page 1, by | ||||||
3 | inserting immediately below line 3 the following:
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4 | "Section 3. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 3-707 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-707) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707)
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7 | Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - penalty.
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8 | (a) No person
shall operate a motor vehicle unless the | ||||||
9 | motor vehicle is covered by a
liability insurance policy in | ||||||
10 | accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
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11 | (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a law | ||||||
12 | enforcement
officer for display of evidence of insurance, as | ||||||
13 | required under Section
7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed to | ||||||
14 | be operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
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15 | (c) Any operator of a motor vehicle subject to registration | ||||||
16 | under this
Code
who is convicted of violating this Section is |
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1 | guilty of a business
offense and shall be required to pay a | ||||||
2 | fine in excess of $500, but
not more than $1,000. However, no | ||||||
3 | person charged with violating this
Section shall be convicted | ||||||
4 | if such person produces in court satisfactory
evidence that at | ||||||
5 | the time of the arrest the motor vehicle was covered by a
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6 | liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of | ||||||
7 | this Code.
The chief judge of each circuit may designate an | ||||||
8 | officer of the court to
review the documentation demonstrating | ||||||
9 | that at the time of arrest the motor
vehicle was covered by a | ||||||
10 | liability insurance policy in accordance with Section
7-601 of | ||||||
11 | this Code. | ||||||
12 | (c-1) A person convicted of violating this Section shall | ||||||
13 | also have his or her driver's license, permit, or privileges | ||||||
14 | suspended for 3 months. After the expiration of the 3 months, | ||||||
15 | the person's driver's license, permit, or privileges shall not | ||||||
16 | be reinstated until he or she has paid a reinstatement fee of | ||||||
17 | $100. If a person violates this Section while his or her | ||||||
18 | driver's license, permit, or privileges are suspended under | ||||||
19 | this subsection (c-1), his or her driver's license, permit, or | ||||||
20 | privileges shall be suspended for an additional 6 months and | ||||||
21 | until he or she pays the reinstatement fee.
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22 | (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of | ||||||
23 | violating this
Section or a similar provision of a local | ||||||
24 | ordinance must give proof to the
Secretary of State of the | ||||||
25 | person's financial responsibility as defined in
Section 7-315. | ||||||
26 | The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to
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1 | the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years
one year after | ||||||
2 | the date the proof is
first filed. The Secretary must suspend | ||||||
3 | the driver's license of any person
determined by the Secretary | ||||||
4 | not to have provided adequate proof of financial
responsibility | ||||||
5 | as required by this subsection.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 94-1035, eff. 7-1-07.)".
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